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Social welfare Charities That specialise in Individual poverty

Discover 14,700 Social welfare charities that specialise in individual poverty. Use the search below to filter within these results.

14,700
Charities
£14,612,203,955
Total Income
£515,149
Avg Income
86.5%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Citizens Advice Liverpool Limited

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The charities objects are to promote any charitable purpose for the public benefit by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health, and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress in particular, but not without limitation, for the benefit of the community in Liverpool and surrounding areas.

Latest Income: £4,349,809
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

Provision of casework and debt advice services and financial support to people employed in or retired from the horticultural industry who find themselves in difficulties arising from financial difficulties, ill health, disability, and /or old age. Support for education and training in horticulture.Preservation and maintenance of small gardens open to the general public.

Latest Income: £4,335,482
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Step By Step Partnership Limited

Economic and community development, Education, Housing, Social welfare

Relieves the need of the homeless, unemployed and other people by the reason of their condition of hardship or distress, by the provision of supported housing, education, training and support.

Latest Income: £4,322,016
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Little Village

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

Little Village makes a big difference to families with babies and young children living in poverty across London. Via our network of baby banks we pass on loved goods from one family to another (clothes, toys and equipment). Families either visit a Little Village hub, or items are packed with care and delivered to their home. We also connect families into a wider network of support.

Latest Income: £4,303,071
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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United World Schools

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

At UWS, our vision is Zero Education Poverty - a world where every child is empowered through education to choose their own future. Our mission is to ensure children in remote and marginalised communities achieve Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Skills - the essential building blocks of lifelong learning.

Latest Income: £4,296,424
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Jubilee Church London

Religion, Social welfare

.Living the Great Commandment of God and doing the Great Commission of Jesus Christ. 2.To advance the Christian Faith according to our statement of beliefs and in accordance with the Bible. 3.To relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship. 4.To promote other such charitable purposes beneficial to our local community, and the United Kingdom at large and other parts of the World

Latest Income: £4,281,244
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Undershaw Education Trust

Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

Advancement & promotion of health, relief of poverty, advancement of education to special needs children.

Latest Income: £4,278,459
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Royal Literary Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Helps published authors or performed playwrights of several works who are in financial difficulties through grants and pensions. Also runs various activities for the "advancement of public education".

Latest Income: £4,268,586
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Addington Fund

Economic and community development, Housing, Social welfare

The charity's objects are the promotion of for the public benefit of rural regeneration in areas of social or economic deprivation, in particular by a) the relief of poverty and b) the provision of housing for those who are in need provided that such power shall not extend to relieving any local authority or other bodies of a statutory duty to provide or improve housing

Latest Income: £4,264,442
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Lancaster Foundation

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The Lancaster Foundation has been founded on Christian principles offering medical and practical support to the suffering, disadvantaged and marginalized people throughout the UK and Africa Additionally the Foundation is committed to numerous ongoing local and national youth and community projects .

Latest Income: £4,236,306
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Central England Law Centre Limited

Charitable activities, Social welfare

We offer specialist advice, representation and advocacy, and our aim is to use the law to seek change, so that those facing poverty or disadvantage, discrimination or exclusion are better able to take a full and active part in society.

Latest Income: £4,231,273
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Rahma (mercy)

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Charitable organisation sponsoring orphans, helping the poor and needy, emergency relief and disasters, water well and medical projects, building community centers and facilities.

Latest Income: £4,210,312
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Jordan Charitable Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Makes grants to organisations that help young people with potential but poor prospects transform their lives by fostering their desire and confidence to learn, achieve and earn in order to transform our world for the better.

Latest Income: £4,203,949
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Jesus House For All Nations

Charitable activities, Facilities, Religion, Social welfare

Worship Services.Advancement of the Christian religion worldwideThe relief of poverty worldwideLocal Community Projects including a community centre and community-focused events.Provision of grants to other charitable and voluntary organisations.

Latest Income: £4,181,499
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Keyring-Living Support Networks

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Housing, Social welfare

KeyRing supports OVER 1500 vulnerable adults to build skills and networks needed to live independently in their own homes each year. Within the KeyRing Networks, mutual support, community engagement and social connections are facilitated by our volunteers and staff. Other activities include Ancora helping 1400 people in hardship in Oldham and the North Yorkshire Advocacy Service.

Latest Income: £4,160,210
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Sofronie Foundation

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Social welfare

The objects of the Foundation are to further such charitable purposes and to benefit such charitable institutions as the Trustees think fit. Its main interest is in improving the lives of socially disadvantaged young people in the UK, France and the Netherlands by increasing their employment opportunities through academic and vocational programmes.

Latest Income: £4,155,093
Areas of Operation: France
Status: Registered
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The Permira Foundation

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The Charity is primarily funded from contributions from Partners of Permira, the Charity does not currently seek donations from the general public.The Charity's objectives are: Advance education of young people; Prevent and relieve poverty; Advance and preserve good health, and prevent and relieve sickness; Promote social inclusion by preventing people from becoming socially excluded

Latest Income: £4,145,960
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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New Marston Limited

Religion, Social welfare

The charity supports education and the advancement of the Jewish religion and the relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £4,115,643
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Transforming Lives For Good (tlg) LTD

Education, Social welfare

Early Intervention Project - behaviour coaching and mentoring UK wide for 7-11 year oldsMake Lunch - providing lunches during school holiday periods for those in Food Poverty

Latest Income: £4,088,094
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Fair Credit Charity LTD

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Fair Credit Charity is established to alleviate poverty and financial hardship through tailored lending solutions, tailored to meet the modern borrowing needs of lower income family households.

Latest Income: £4,084,457
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Balance (support) CIO

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The provision of support services to persons with learning difficulties and to other disadvantaged individuals and groups

Latest Income: £4,081,718
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Lady Fatemah (a.s.) Charitable Trust

Social welfare

To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the public and in particular relief of poverty, sickness and distress, the promotion of health, the advancement of education and the advancement of religion

Latest Income: £4,081,573
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Samjo Limited

Religion, Social welfare

The support of educational and religious activities relating to the Jewish faith including medical and sickness organisations. In the case of individuals the company will assist where there is poverty or disability.

Latest Income: £4,072,152
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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War On Want

Charitable activities, Social welfare, Society

War on Want fights poverty in developing countries in partnership and solidarity with people affected by globalisation. We campaign for human rights and against the root causes of global poverty, inequality and injustice.

Latest Income: £4,048,876
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Camelia Botnar Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

The Camelia Botnar Foundation was created to support young adults aged between 16 and 24 who are disadvantaged or in problematic situations. The foundation provides residential training and work experience at its base near Horsham in West Sussex. The Foundation also provides grants for disadvantaged children who need to attend boarding schools.

Latest Income: £4,033,280
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many individual-poverty social welfare charities are there in the UK?

There are 14,700 registered individual-poverty social welfare charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the individual-poverty social welfare charities by income?

Change, Grow, Live is the largest by latest reported annual income (£339.7m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of individual-poverty social welfare charities?

Individual-poverty social welfare charities reported a combined annual income of £14.6bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for individual-poverty social welfare charities?

Across all individual-poverty social welfare charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 86.5%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of individual-poverty social welfare charities?

Individual-poverty social welfare charities have an average annual income of £515k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.